Puget Sound Indian in a canoe

Original caption: a Siwash Indian in his canoe. From a memoir by Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker, in a section describing exploration of the Puget Sound area in the mid 1800s. Note: The term "Siwash" does not indicate a specific Native American people; the term comes from Chinook jargon, and was a generic and pejorative term for Native Americans. Image date: ca. 1922.

Image ID: 001591

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